Welcome to the Extreme Mustang Makeover Trainer Blog. Extreme Mustang Makeover trainers are a dedicated bunch of men and women who are using their incredible talents to train these amazing horses. Here you'll be able to share in their journey as they tell their own stories of connection, triumph and victory in building their unique bond with an American Mustang. Enjoy!
MUSTANG MAGIC
Hee, hee.....that's where the magic comes in
Mustang Magic
The paint and the appy were awesome!!! They took the best ones for this event!!!
RIBBON
Christina, Hey why don't you check with Mustang Heritage and maybe someone turned it in to them??? It's worth a try, I hope you get it back!
Thanks!
Thanks Lauren and Rebecca! You're right, we just needed a few more days... But all is well, I'm still satisfied with Nine's performance in Fort Worth. Speaking of, we can't find my ribbon! :( I think we left it on the stall and it disappeared when my halter did (we got the halter back but didn't realize the ribbon was gone until we got home). So that sucks.
Nine!
Congrats on Nine! Your picture is great! ~Rebecca & Bu
NINE
hip, hip hooray! I'm so happy for you, this is fantastic! you only needed a few more days and you would have had it! Break out the horse treats! Nine deserves one for not spooking!!! You look so GREAT up there, I love that picture....it says it ALL! Nine is just a dude with his own schedule and that's that! The smile on your face couldn't possibly get any bigger......you are AWESOME, girl!Pretty soon your little girl will be riding him! Keep on taking pictures and keep on ridin'
Sorry to change the subject...
...but I finally rode Nine today!  No bucking or spooking or anything. It was like Nine said "well finally! Took long enough for you to just do it!" And how cool is that about Silverado?!? I met the trainer's wife and son (and daughter) in the stands while watching the Legends horse course. They are a very nice family, and I'm glad the horse got to stay with them.
SILVERADO
Oh, my goodness! I guess we had stepped out to take care of paperwork adopting Pardon because I sure didn't know the bidding had gotten that high! Well, in one respect, it does show that Mustangs can be VERY valuable!! I'm glad MHF is helping out. It is very hard not to become attached to the mustang because they give you their whole heart and soul. Even my little one who acted, let's just say like he didn't care if I trained him or not, obeyed on cue and got very affectionate in Ft. Worth! guess he figured he'd better mind his p's & q's! lol I still would have taken him home if no one adopted him anyway (he just didn't know it!). He's so funny! I should be videoing him at all times, he's a mess! No one else knew what to do with the mineral block I gave them yesterday! I was holding in my hand (it was a small one) and he tried biting it and when that didn't work he began licking it! the other two just sniffed it! He didn't care, he liked it!! So I told him how smart he was and rubbed his head to let him know he did the right thing! Kirstin, I'm so happy you got a trainer visit and now I want some pictures of you RIDING him! Mom, get snappin'.....love you guys.....it was wonderful being stall neighbors! thanks Rebecca for filling me in! Hope you and Bu are enjoying one another...
Silverado and alot of others....
Silverado's trainer, from what I gathered, really wanted to bring him home for his son Carter. Silverado's family got into a bidding war with someone(?) and they ran the bidding up to 10K or so. The little boy was crying etc... To be honest I think there were alot of trainers who wanted their horses back. Silverado's folks got media coverage because they were finalist and he went high $$$. It is really hard when you get so attached to the horse. I know it was for me. Bu is awesome. I work with other people's horses all the time and don't get attached. I got attached to Bu because he's special. A rare find. I am sure alot of trainers felt that way...they weren't your average training horse.
Silverado
 I was lost also, so I had to do an internet search. If you remember, Silverado's owner wanted to take him home for his 2 year old son. The bidding for Silverado quickly climbed to $10,500. The Carters ended up winning the bid, but it was considerably higher than expected. The Mustang Heritage Foundation is going to help with the cost. What an incredible story of putting the horse before money. Kirstin had a visit from Taz's trainer this weekend. Careen drove down from College Station to teach Kirstin the different cues she used when training Taz. What an amazing horse! Kirstin was so excited to be able to ride this horse. Careen did a wonderful job training him and we couldn't be more comfortable with Kirstin jumping on his back. She is already spoiling him and spending every spare moment with him. He already recognizes her and his neighs have replaced the neighs of Kirstin's yearlings. Kirstin's remark to me yesterday really sums up how excited she is. She said to me, "Mom, I'm riding a Mustang!" There is just something about a riding a Mustang, isn't there? Priscilla(Kirstin's mom)
REBECCA
Ok, I'm lost, what's the story on Silverado?? We have Pardon with us now and my daughter rode him Saturday. He was a little nervous to be in Southwest Louisiana instead of North Carolina! But we have lots of time and loads of patience, he'll come to love his new home!! I just don't like the fact that we are losing daylight hours......always makes me sad to see summer go! I just love being able to come home from work and play with all my "friends" in the pasture...keep updating the blog and in case you haven't heard.....ALL MUSTANGS, THAT'S 100% WERE ADOPTED OUT! YIPEE!!!!! I'm glad to know everyone got a home!
Auction
Hey Guys! Thanks for all the well wishes for myself and Bu! He is a great horse and I am so glad to be able to enjoy him everyday! This experience was wonderful. I do think that trainer's should get the option of keeping their horses. I am sure people have suggested that to the MHF. I am so glad for Karen.. and I just read the story about Silverado! Wow.. can't believe that. Does anyone have any idea where there might be a list of what the horses went for? I am just curious. Thanks, Rebecca
it's all good
Christina, Kirstin's mom here. Trust me these are good tears. I'm sure my husband must of thought I was crazy at the auction because I cried when Karen's husband had the winning bid on Tripp, luckily husband was gone when you went through the arena and I thought you lost Nine to someone else. Rebecca, I thought I was going to lose it when I saw the agony on your face and then I heard Patti yell sold and announced that Bu was going home with you. I was a bigger cry baby than Kirstin. She's brave and she really didn't break down until right before we left. We got a little way down the road and she was still crying-her dad pulled off to the side of the road and took her back to Taz so that she could cry in his neck. Nothing like a horse to make you feel better, right? All's good now. She is out with Taz everyday and they seem to be bonding nicely. He neighed at her for the first time today which of course I got to hear all about when she came in from feeding him this morning. Teens are so easily distracted. We have to figure out how we can all stay in contact. Not sure how long this blog will stay active. I have followed it since the beginning and I feel that I have known each of you all of my life. I enjoyed meeting everyone there, you all were so nice to Kirstin. Kirstin has grown so much since starting this project. She is definitely a changed person because of this challenge. It has proven to her that she is capable of anything as long as she wants it bad enough and works hard enough for it. For most of us we don't figure that out until we are adults.
So much crying!
I'm sorry everyone! I didn't mean to make everyone emotional again! Kirsten, I'm glad you're having a good time with Taz! I'm sure you'll learn a lot from him! I don't know where I would have been when you were trying to find me, but I was definitely around; we didn't leave until Monday afternoon (and got home 4 AM Tuesday :x Needless to say, I didn't go to school in the morning). The good news there, though, is that Weslie said Nine and the two horses he was riding with (Maxwell Smart and the yearling Agent 99) were the last there; all the other horses had been adopted! Rebecca, I'm so glad you got to keep Bu!!! And believe me, I know how you feel about getting to keep him ;) I'm also glad you have Hercules with you! He was two stalls down from Nine and I spent a lot of time talking with his trainer (Joseph). Hercules sure does seem like a good little guy! He is very calm... Lauren, you have a point... Where am I going to keep all the Mustang I want to keep? :P I'm actually in a bit of trouble with my dad for bringing Nine home... Daddy buys the hay and says I need to find someone to buy the donkeys now, so he can afford to keep feeding Nine... His idea is that since I'm such a "big shot" trainer (his words) that I can train the donkeys to do something cool so someone will want them, lol. I am so happy to have met all of you, and I learned a ton! I have even reconnected with a friend here at home who used to ride with me. Then the horse she rode (my dad's Appy) died and she drifted away from me. But when she heard about me getting 6th place and having Nine returned to me she came over and we went for a really nice ride. I rode my other (how cool to say "other" because now I have two to distinguish from!) BLM gelding Hammar, and my friend rode Ashley, who is still (or again....) Nine's mare. Either way I was happy for the ride, whoever's mare she is now, lol. And today me and my friend are going out to lunch. She has big plans of moving to Oklahoma and becoming a horse trainer, so I have a feeling she'll be spending some time around me again to get back into the horse thing ;) The point is, so much good has come from Nine coming into my life that I really don't care how little money we have left! (And let me tell you, we are completely broke!)
yeah!
Christina, you've got me crying again. People can be pretty amazing, can't they? What in incredible story that you have to tell. I am sooooo glad that you got to take Nine home. I know how much you love him. I tried finding you before we pulled out, but I guess you must have been celebrating:) Taz is amazing. My parents haven't let me ride him yet, but I have introduced him to everything on the place. We take daily walks to check out different things. I am hoping that I can convince my parents to let me ride him today. Careen, the trainer of Taz, lives a couple of hours from here and she is going to come down to teach me the cues she uses with Taz. I have never ridden a horse that has this much training(my old gelding doesn't ride by cues). I would love to stay in touch with everyone. This has been one of the most incredible journeys I have ever made and I wouldn't trade the ups and downs of this for the world. I have learned so much not only about Mustangs, but also about me and what I can do when I put my heart and soul into something.
BU
Rebecca, I am thrilled you got BU.....as I watched from the stands while the auctioneer said $200.00 and Patti yelled "Sold", I cried right there with you! You surely do have a friend for life......glad you made it home safely and I watched your youtube, very nice! Let's everyone keep in touch! again Congrats!!!
TOO MUCH
Christina...that is too much! I am so happy for you! I told you God would work it out for you! Now you have a great testimony for Him! this is awesome......as I read your blog, I remembered us hugging and crying trying to "be there" for each other. You amaze me young lady at your strength and your kindness. I have never met such wonderful people as I did at EMM 08. I have given Apache a few days off to just relax and "be a horse"! I plan on finishing him and making sure he gets a great home someday. He's so sweet and you could tell in Ft.Worth he knew something was up....he never was lovey dovey with me until then....like he knew I was adopting him out and he didn't want to leave me. All I can say is it's very special to have a horse that was once attitudal become such a softie! and that is exactly what he did! Christina, I know you will have a wonderful time with Nine and I'm sure he's glad you got him, too! Hey guys out there, have you added it up yet? If each one of us does one horse per year at EMM and can't bear to part from them, by the time we really get old, we'll have our own BLM herd management issues! lol
Home from Texas!
Hey everyone! Hi Guys!All I can say is wow! What an experience this has been! This past week has been a week of incredible highs and lows.. an emotional rollercoaster to say the least! Completely exhausting and exhilerating in the same breath!We drove to Texas.. it was a 14 hour drive! Bu handled everything like a pro! The loading, unloading, staying in a weird place with loud speakers, concrete floors..fork lifts, horses everywhere! If he wasn't broke before he definitely is now! The coliseum was huge! We probably made 15 trips to each part of it everyday.Everyone was extremely friendly and we made some new good friends! Bu and I placed in the middle of the pack. Not as high as I would have liked, but for this competition, let me tell you; this was VERY good! We got a perfect score in the conditioning! In the in-hand class.. we ran out of time....this is what kept us from getting higher marks! The ridden class, Bu did better than I would have imagined! He opened and rode through a rope gate which we had no idea would be there! He was a trooper! We made little boo-boos in our patern, but I am extremely proud of him! What a great horse! He really, really tried for me and that is all I can ask! I have developed a lasting bond with this horse.... The highlight for me was on Sunday when I thought I might loose Bu in the auction. I couldn't help myself.. tears streamed down my face as I was bringing him to the arena. The Mustang Heritage Foundation members saw this and when I went in the area, Patti Colbert(Founder) asked them to start the bidding, the auctioneer told the crowd that I really loved this horse, they started the bidding at $200, Patti said sold via the Mustang Heritage Foundation for Rebecca Rodden!!! Bu was coming home! I can't thank them enough!!! I want to thank everyone who donated time, or money for this experience! It was amazing! My family; Mom, Jennie, Chris, Lori, Kim, and Lisa.. you guys were phenomenol and I couldn't have done it without you!Thank you, thank you, thank you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbUXYk6ZbVILove and Cheers,Rebecca Rodden and Bucephalus PS I inspired a friend of my sisters (Lori) to adopt one of these amazing mustangs and he came home with us as well! Hercules will be with me for awhile to conitinue his training!
We're Home, too!
Kirsten, congrats in Taz, I'm sure he'll be great for you! And he is a first place winner! Wow! I do have to correct you on something though - I was heartbroken when I went into the auction ring, true. Patti kept telling me to Cowgirl Up, but I couldn't stop crying! Then some guy came down to the edge of the arena and asked if I wanted Nine. I said I just couldn't afford him, but yes I wanted him. My 17 1/2 month old daughter was riding Nine in the pen, and the bids quickly went up to $700! Then the man in the stands said I could have Nine. They bought my horse for me! Then, of course, I was crying even harder! I paid a woman $400 (which I had to call my grandma to ask for) to haul Nine to Flagstaff. Well, they actually dropped him off at Winona, AZ, but that's closest to the house. My dad had brought the truck and trailer to Winona and left it for us, so we hauled Nine the rest of the way home (about 12 miles from there) and got here about 3:30 in the morning. I am so happy that I got to keep Nine! And he brought $700 to the Mustang Heritage Foundation! Well, $125 to the BLM and 20% to me, which leaves $435 to the MHF. I am so proud of my boy for raising that money! Lauren, good luck finishing your yearling! When I left Weslie said all the horses and yearlings had gone home to someone, so that's good news! Well everyone, I had a fantastic time! I seriously want to do it again next year! We are thinking of doing a yearling or two, as a family project.
We're home
 What an experience. I have finally stopped crying. My 3 guys didn't do as well as I was hoping but they have all gone to great homes. The new owners are going to keep me up to date on all of them. Look at what my parents surprised me with. Meet Taz. I had mentioned that I needed a new riding horse, well here he is. Isn't he beautiful. He was trained by Careen Hammock from College Station, TX. Knowing that he was in our trailer made the trip home a little easier. I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you. Karen C-I cried when you won the bid on Tripp-I am so happy for you. Christina de Pinet-I cried when I realized that you weren't going to get to take Nine home-I know how heartbroken you are. Robert C-thanks for spending some time in the warm up arena with Mia, Matt-Johnny Landers was awesome. Lauren & Caitlyn-who ever would have thought we would be stable neighbors. It was great meeting you & your family.
FINALE'
Well, first let me say this was quite an experience for me and my daughter! We met some fantastic people and some gorgeous horses! What did I say about NOT bringing my yearling home??? Well, he now resides in Choupique, LA!! ha ha He was pretty young and small and didn't get adopted, so you KNOW what I had to do! I'll continue his training and perhaps he'll get adopted later. I want everyone to know what a wonderful job they did training these horses and they are to be proud of their accomplishments! All horses were winners to me!I hope everyone made and makes it home safely....until next year!
KLEENEX???
I just want to know who's in charge of bringing the Kleenex???? Sounds like we're all gonna need one(or two or three)......I know I'm not bringing mine home this time. We just got home last night around midnight but it sure was good to be HOME! Even Sadie Mae and Apache seemed glad to be back in their own pen! Could it have been because they got extra feed as a treat??? sort of a midnight snack you might say! I look forward to seeing everyone and visiting your horses! Be safe on the road!
We're Leaving Today
You're right Kirsten, it won't do any good to push now. I am sorta hoping that I can get some help in Fort Worth from some of the more experienced trainers, though! Once I'm on Nine I'm pretty sure he'll get the idea quickly. Anyways, we're leaving in an hour or so, and Nine's not coming back :( I hope to see you all on Wednesday! Kirsten, since you're a yearling trainer and the meetings are separate, I might not get to meet you; but I will look for your three in the barn, and I hope we can talk! Okay, I need to stop and cry now...
 Finally a picture of all 3 of my yearlings. Mia, Traveller & Halona wanted to wish all of you travelling to Ft. Worth a safe trip and we can 't wait to see everyone there. Be Safe. Kirstin & friends
Christina, Thanks. I agree someday she will make a great riding horse. She is already a great horse and loves people. I'm still torn about giving her up, but when my one and only riding horse injured himself about 3 weeks ago, I realized I needed another reliable riding horse. I agree with you, why push at this point? These guys learn at their speed and it won't do any good. Enjoy the time that is left and don't stress out about it and just remember we all have done an awesome job. Be careful on your way down to Texas. See ya soon Kirstin
Last Day (Maybe)!
Kirsten, Mia looks great! She is going to be such a wonderful riding horse someday. Me and my mom decided not to try to ride Nine today. One ride isn't going to win us anything, and we just want to have a nice last day with him. We are going to go play with him in a little while.
 I decided that it was time to move from the small Albetta saddle to the normal sized leather saddle. Wasn't sure how Mia would take this. The wind was starting to kick up and she gets a little full of herself when the wind blows. She did pretty well. With the help of mom I lifted the saddle on top of her and then gradually cinched it down. I walked her around for a little while. She was really doing well, so I thought I would attempt putting my foot in the stirrup. No problem, I even put a little pressure on the stirrup before she decided to move away from me. I hope that all of you in the hurricane area are doing alright. You are in my thoughts and prayers. We were very fortunate, the predicted weather for us didn't happen. Everything went to the east of us. Lauren & Caitlyn, I know it must of been difficult having to evacuate again so soon after the last hurricane. I hope all is well at your house & with your horses. For a lot of you, you will be leaving soon for your trip to Ft Worth, please be safe. I can't wait to meet each and every one of you. Until later this week. Kirstin
Wimpy Me
I tried to ride Nine today, but I wimped out :( I think I need some reassurances, and since I'm not getting any here at home (no one is home right now but me and my refusing-to-go-to-sleep teething daughter), I came to y'all... Lauren, I hope your house is alright! Your horses as well, of course!
IKE
Christina, Great on Nine's feet....we have evacuated to Lafayette, LA and housed our two babies at another trainer's, Chuck Duncan, thanks Chuck! However, another trainer, Angie Robertson, has not faired too well. this morning she almost had a tree come through her kitchen. She is emotionally reeling right now. I know we are flooded at our house up to some point in the yard, our house hopefully is okay. We need a boat to go check on our house and other horses. I am told the horses are standing in about 1 1/2 feet of water in the yard, and that the water is up to the house, but not in the house. My husband will get a boat tomorrow and check everything out. Caitlin, hope your little one is well enough to show in Ft. Worth and we'll see you there!
Update on Nine
We had our farrier come out to trim Nine's front feet, and he ended up doing all four, and only asked for gas money! Nine's feet are nice and pretty now, and he picks up all four feet easily and without fuss. Yay!
Ike
All you trainers - be careful! Lauren, I hope your evacuation goes well. See you in Fort Worth! By the way, I think I'll be okay with the bottle of ibuprofen I have now :P My foot is doing much better, I can even walk with out a limp! With boots on! The farrier had a last minute favor for a friend come up, so he bumped Nine's trim to today. he should be arriving any time now...
Hi Renee!
Hey Renee, Carol, here in Stockdale. Caitlin is doing a yearling for the yearling edition. However, the baby got hurt about 2 weeks ago and it will be a down to the wire decision if she will show or not. Either way we are still going, we are keeping this Mustang as she is not only gorgeous but willing to please and will be good size, she's about 14 months and is 14.1 right now. I can't wait to see you and cheer you on!! Caity's blog is on the list under Caitlin Ryan. She's been so busy with school she hasn't had time to update it. You're doing a smart thing by not pushing your guy, but you already know that, hense you be the trainer!!! I guess my point is there are so many that would rather push too hard at the expense of blowing up the horse. But, you know as well as I these horses whether wild or domesticated can surprise us just when we think they just ain't gonna do it. Take care, I have your cell and I'll look for you in Ft Worth!!! Carol
IKE
Yikes! Here we go again, this time running from Ike we're going to the eastern part of LA....please pray that the damages won't be too bad and electricity won't be out for long if at all....What a journey all of this has been! We're becoming professional evacuators ha ha :) Christina, do I need to invest in an additional Sam's size ibuprofen for you??? What a big hurt that must have been......makes my feet hurt for you!Hope your ferrier visit went well....... If we don't post again over the weekend, everyone have a safe trip to Ft. Worth and we'll see you all there! :)
Wow, Reno!
Kathy, that is amazing! What a good boy! Yesterday Nine stepped on my foot again... But this time I was wearing flats - basically a shoe that sucks for getting stepped on :P The hoof made direct contact with my foot, and it started bleeding everywhere! Luckily, today it is bruised a lot but nothing is broken. So I am definitely using that Sam's Club size bottle of Ibuprofen! Nine is supposed to get his feet trimmed today, but the farrier hasn't shown up yet... I suspect he stopped for lunch somewhere. Nine is doing really well with his back feet! After I got stepped on yesterday my fiance did a lot of work with the horse - I think he might have been a bit peeved at Nine for hurting me :P Anyways, Fiance got Nine lifting up his back feet really well! Today I even picked them up, and he is finally surrendering those feet to me ;) So maybe we might even get his back feet filed a bit. They don't need much of a trim, but we can get them looking nicer perhaps :P
RENO/KATHY
OMG!! those pictures are awesome! He looks like an old pro......we just have to listen to them and stop placing time constraints on them! Sounds like God is leading you and you're listening! Keep on doing what you do! He looks like he totally adores kids!
The Change in Reno
-797081.jpg) -737563.jpg) Lauren and Renee, You are both so right.. it is about the mustangs!! Who knows, we might all be surprised at how they react once we get them down there.
Yesterday I took Reno out into the arena and just let him play. He ran and ran and picked up things and tossed them around. It was awesome to see! Then when he was done... he just came up to us and it was as if he was say... "OK mom, I am ready to work now."
He was so different, and mellow... we ended up putting my friend's twins on him bareback... then I got on as well. He was absolutely amazing! I don't know where we will go from here, since the competition is next week, but I am going to try and play around a little bareback on him at home... I still don't know if I will get on him in Ft. Worth or not. I will take it a day at a time and let him tell me if he is up for it or not once we get there. I am including some of my favorite pics from yesterday... they say it all don't they! Thanks to everyone for the support advice!!!! Kathy
NEMO
Renee, yes, he is a wonderful horse and quite handsome as well! I agree with you, let's go to Ft. Worth and do the best we can do in the arena and potiental adopters will able to speak to us first hand to find out where we are....reality, we are giving these horses the best start possible! I know everyone that has joined with EMM has so much love for these animals, and that's the BEST start they can get! Hope you're alright from the kickin'....I know that hurt! Just keep on keepin' on!You're doing a great job!
Glad I'm not the only one!
  I haven't posted in a long time, but in reading some of the other posts here, I see that I'm not the only one in some of these situations! Nemo is not under saddle yet - he's just not one of those horses that can be "done" in 100 days. He's come along great, but not there yet. It's easy to start feeling over-confident with him, as some days he's absolutely wonderful with everything, then the next day it's like he's forgotten everything. I trailered him with my mares to drill team practice the other night - his first real night out - and got kicked trying to get him out of the trailer. My fault, but reminds me just how far he has to go. We've worked on a lot of things, but our biggest problem is and has been those back feet! He will actually hand me his front feet if I just touch his leg, and I can pick up the back feet without him jerking them away, but any time the fear returns those back feet start kicking. I thought we had that under control, but obviously not... I will be going to FW and do the best I can. He's still a wonderful horse - he just needs time.....
FEET!
Back feet getting a little better, maybe in 8 days he'll be ready! Seems like we are all down to the wire and unsure how these babies will act around a crowd.....it will be interesting! Bu IS looking good! Christina, Nine's pics looked good. Can't believe the time is come already! Kathy, Hope things are going better for you and there were people last time that didn't ride, just did in hand, so relax, you've made major progress! I know it's not what you hoped for, but look at what you HAVE done! Amazing!! Stacey, so sorry we won't get to meet, but do let us know if you get to adopt Rio.
Kathy & Stacey
Kathy - Nine and I had a similar but less drastic problem with his hind right foot after he kicked me. He is getting better, but very slowly. He still flinches when I touch it, but no longer strikes, and I am less and less afraid. What I would suggest to you is to try to make it to Fort Worth, compete in what you can, and if you still can't ride, fine. Someone will want to adopt him, and you just need to tell them the problems you are having so they know what to work through. He needs time. Unfortunately there isn't much more time in this competition, but Reno has time later. If you aren't his adopter, then all you need to do is make sure whoever his adopter is, knows what he needs. That is what I would suggest to you (to everyone for that matter - the new owners need to know what these horses have and have not been through). Stacey - you are doing so great with Rio Gato! I was looking forward to see you and him in action, but you have to do what you have to do. I hope you get to adopt Rio, because you two make and excellent team. Bu's looking great, by the way! As for Nine, I let him and my mare Ashley have a free day today - I ponied Nine around (translation - me and Ashley dragged Nine, because he was trying to eat the whole time) so he could see the fence all along the edge of our property, then turned them loose. I expected to see some running and frolicking, but the mostly just scavenged old hay that blew out of the pens...
Thanks so much for the advice
Hello to all that offered words of advice, Thanks a lot. I will try and spend some quiet time in prayer and do my best to listen to what God is telling me. I guess I have gotten this far for a reason... Thanks again! Blessings to all, Kathy
Kathy
Hi All.. I have not posted in awhile...Kathy I have some tips that might help you if you would like some advice. You can e-mail me at horstrainir123@aol.comLooking forward to Texas! Rebecca & Bu
Final hours
this journey with Rio Gato, in which some parts i thought would never end, seem to wrap up and come together all in the final days before fort worth. The hardest reality is that unfortunatly we couldnt pull it together financially to make this trip. This has been an emotional rollercoaster and after times i felt like we had no business even showing up, now We are finally ready to shine only to fall short of our financial goals. With 30 head of horses depending on me at home and the other responsabilities that have been laid upon me Rio Gato and Myself will have to graciously sit this one out. We are now focusing on the december Women Luv Horses Challange in city of industry Ca. I am working on adopting Rio Gato, and using him to promote the cause anywhere I can. California Riding Magazine has asked me to do a story on these mustang challanges and my experience with it. It will be turned in october 1st and shall run later this fall just in time for the december event.
KATHY AND RENO
With all you've been through lately, perhaps that's carrying over. Do you have a special way that you relax? Sounds to me that your biggest problem is what he's sensing from you, but you already knew that.....How about spending some time with him saddled up and in full gear just walking all around enjoying nature for a little bit and don't forget to talk to him while you're walking. He'll listen to your concerns, expectations, hopes and dreams! They are really wonderful for that! I know I probably sound silly, but hey what have you got to loose? Just try to focus on how much you HAVE accomplished with him so far. Not all "kids" have a time frame but ya still love 'em! I wish you all the best and maybe someone out there has some "tricks" you can try! Good luck :)
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